Calf-weaner.



' A v PATENTED MAR. 14, 1905. E. P. VAN ALSTYNB, Jn. & H. VAN AL'STYNB.

CALI WEANER.

APPLIOATION yFILED SEPT. 1s. 1904.`

lNTTE STATES Patented March 14, 1905.

PATENT Fries.

EDWARD P. VAN ALSTYNE, JR., OF KINDERHOOK, AND HUGH VAN ALSTYNE, OF OLD CHATHAM, NEW YORK.

CALF-WEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 785,058, dated March 14, 1905.

Application filed September 13, 1'904. Serial No. 224,320.

To n//Z wil/071e it 777,077/ 0077/0071777:

Be it known that we, EDWARD I). VAN AL- s'rYNn, J r., residing at Kinder-hook, and HUGH VAN ALsTYNE, residing at Old Chatham, in the county of Columbia and State of New York, citizens of the United States, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oalf-Weaners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention-relates to calf-weaners, and has for its objects to produce a simple, inexpensive device of this character which maybe readily and firmly secured to the nose of the animal, and which will in practice automatically swing to a position over the animals mouth, thereby eifectually preventingnursing, but which will also swing to a position to permit the animal to graze freely.

To these ends the invention comprises the novel features of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing the figure represents a perspective view of ourimproved device.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a guard or shield struck from a single piece or blank of sheet metal and having an upper marginal outturned flange 2 and a lower marginal outturned flange 3 and a series of outturned sharpened spurs or prongs 4, arranged at suitable intervals along` the upper marginal edge and end edges of the shield. Formed in the Lipper edge of the shield is a substantially V-shaped recess 5, having downwardly-converging walls, and the material which is struck from the shield to produce said recess is bent downward to overlie the outer face of the shield, to which it is securely bolted or riveted, as shown in the drawing, thereby forming a clip 6, which at its point of juncture with the shield is bent into substantially circular form in cross-section to produce a tubular bearing member or sleeve 7.

The shield 1, which is bent into shape, as shown, to fit over the mouth of the animal, is in practice secured in place 'by means of an attaching member or loop 8 of substantially U shape and formed from wire or rod metal of proper weight, one end of the loop 8 being angularly bent, as at 9, to enter the bearing-sleeve -7, and its other end being perforated to receive a removable bolt 10, which serves as a common means for securing the said end'of the attaching member and the adjacent end of the clip 6 to the shield 1. .In practice the end of the attaching member 9 is first inserted into the sleeve 7 whereby the member is pivotally connected with .the shield and may be rotated on its pivot to permit the other end of the member to be inserted through the division wall or cartilage within the nose of the animal, after which the end of the member is brought into contact with the shield and secured in place by means of the bolt 10. It is apparent from this construction that the shield will be permanently and securely pivoted to the animals nose and will be free to swing on its pivot to a position over the animals mouth, thereby preventing nursing, or to a position which will permit the animal to graze freely.

It is obvious from the foregoing that there is produced a simple device which mayfbe manufactured at a minimum cost and one which in practice will eiciently perform its functions to the attainment of the ends in View, and this without irritating or injuring the animal, it being understood that in attaining these ends minor changes in the details herein set forth may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In a device of the class described, a guardl or shield formed to lit the muzzle of an animal and having a tubular bearing-sleeve, an attaching member having a bearing portion pivotally engaged with thel bearing-sleeve, and means for detachably securing the other end of the attaching member to the shield.

2. In a device of the class described, a guard or shield struck from a single piece of material and having a portion ofthe material folded upon the body of the shield to form a clip provided with a tubular bearing-sleeve, a substantially U -shaped attaching member having one end angularly bent and pivotally engaged with the bearing-sleeve and its other end perforated` and a fastening member enl one end pivotally engaged with the bearingtered through the perforated end of the at- Sleeve and its other end detaehably engaged tacliing member and shield. with the shield.

3. In adeviceof the class described, a shield In testimony whereof we alii-X our signatures 5 struck from asingle piece of material and liavin presence of two Witnesses.

ing a lower marginal flange and an upper re- EDWARD I. VAN ALSTYNE, JR. cess, the portion of the material struck from HUGH VAN ALSTYNE. the recess being folded upon the face of the VVituesses:

shield to form a clip having a tubular bearl C. EASMAN JAooBUs, IO ing-sleeve, and an attaching member havmg EDW. P. VAN ALs'rYNE. 

